Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.4
NE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)8888888888999989999998108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192021192222222422243126262630264140383839523535
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
E
15
NE
10
N
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
0
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
2.01
12:23PM
2.04
12:57AM
1.98
1:14PM
1.97
1:53AM
1.93
2:10PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
0.25
6:45PM
0.15
7:08AM
0.32
7:36PM
0.20
8:05AM
0.39
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:07-------8:07-------8:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515161720191918161515162020201716161517182020
Feels °C (?)141314151518171818141415151919211515161519181920
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